Pediatric / Special Population Standard
Procedure for Blood Culture Collection
3. Perform hand hygiene. Just prior to the procedure,
it is important to wash hands using vigorous
scrubbing under soap and water. Don examination
gloves.

4. Inspect the collection bottles. Inspect each bottle
for any apparent defects, and check the bottom
part of the container for an intact sensor that
should be a grayish-green color. Yellow color
indicates contamination of the culture medium,
and these bottles should be discarded.